Tuesday, 15 January 2008

Cup cakes and catastrophes...yep that was the kind of day Monday was...I had planned on some serious sewing room time and sadly I only got to my favourite room at home for a couple of hours...Now I am showing you the results in reverse order as the horror of my fist creation might be too upsetting to start with... SO the day started very well with a ring on the bell and a visit from the postie with a lovely BIG brown box from Amazon, because you know I just did not get enough books for Christmas, yer right! The book that got me really jumping for joy was Warm Fuzzies by Betz White, apparently she is one of us, a blogger and jolly good one at that, her lovely little pin cushions just shouted out to me 'MAKE ME and make me NOW'. I should have sat down there and then and made them instead I followed my crazy idea to design my own stuffie. The result was a catastrophe, so I decided to make a pin cushion to restore my faith in my abilities...I made it for my littlest ones new kitchen and I can see many more of these being made...easy and fun...half an hours work max... So on to the designing, right many of you are really great at this, so being inspired I thought I would be OK. I picked a project I like...owls. Easy enough, I wanted to make the design mine so I approached it from a different angle from ones I had seen...BIG MISTAKE...So with a lot of mess and fiddling around...

I present to you my owl...brace yourself...you have been warned...the front view... The side view... The back view... I showed Owlie (the name given to my little creation) to my children at tea time, my older one looked at it, lifted up his wings, fiddled with his eyes, had a good squeeze and then said 'Mommy the colours are great!!!' Oh bless how diplomatic:-) If it was meant to be a penguin it might have helped...Saying all of that, the best bit of the day was when my youngest handed me his bedtime bears so he could sleep with Owlie!!! If all that was not enough to make you turn off your computer...its Self Portrait Tuesday...this was taken by my older child on Sunday morning, minutes after I had got up, this time I am very thankful that he is a bit wobbley when he takes photo's.

I can not Ok this post without giving credit were it is due... I name Small Fox and LucyKate Crafts and the Queens of owl making...

I've looked at your owl, moved on and then looked again - the only improvement he needs is bigger rings around his eyes - then he'd miraculously change from a penguin to a fully-fledged owl. But then hey! who am I to say? - I've never made an owl!

Oh my Suzie, what beautiful hair you have...it is lovely!! Mr. Owl is quite cute, and I am loving your cupcake! I have a pattern for knitted cupcakes in the book Last Minute Knitted Gifts. I may just give it a try! You and your family enjoy the rest of the week.

Secondly the owl is brilliant, although yes penguin did slip into my mind even before you said it ! But guess what, it reminds of an owl that the people of wallace and grommit would have designed, and that's certainly not bad going is it ~ love Julia x

I think Owlie is really really cute and I didn't even think penguin until you mentioned it! (honest!!) I think you are really clever to make anything up yourself without a pattern! Cupcake is also very cute, but not as lovely as Owlie.xx

About Me

I am a Mom with two great Kids, I have been blogging as Suzie Sews for a few years now, writing about my creative life, sharing my life style and of course writing about life as a Mom. My life was happy, easy and I felt blessed. BAM!!! Out of the blue my life was turned upside down. I am facing the challenges and accepting the changes. So here I am still dyslexic, still Mothering, taking pictures, sewing and trying hard to be a Domestic Goddess whilst making a living. Holding it all together and wearing many hats and keeping all the juggling balls up in the air at the same time...